texashuntingforum.com logo
Main Menu
Advertisement
Affiliates
Advertisement
Newest Members
nmmuledeerhunter, Dzia-Dzia, TraeMartin, Beatixre, MooseSteed
71989 Registered Users
Top Posters(All Time)
dogcatcher 110,788
bill oxner 91,416
SnakeWrangler 65,417
stxranchman 60,296
Gravytrain 46,950
RKHarm24 44,585
rifleman 44,461
Stub 43,769
Forum Statistics
Forums46
Topics537,039
Posts9,719,720
Members86,989
Most Online25,604
Feb 12th, 2024
Print Thread
Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4
Longest ethical shot #7227666 07/18/18 01:21 AM
Joined: Jul 2018
Posts: 548
S
SenkoSamurai Offline OP
Tracker
OP Offline
Tracker
S
Joined: Jul 2018
Posts: 548
What’s the longest ethical shot you’ve made. Both with a bow and a rifle, and what weapons and gear you used.

Re: Longest ethical shot [Re: SenkoSamurai] #7227674 07/18/18 01:25 AM
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 107
odwraca Offline
Woodsman
Offline
Woodsman
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 107
Bow - not far... 45 yards?
Rifle - Honestly the longest I have successfully taken was 450. But now that I have a better setup I will likely go out to 650 comfy

Re: Longest ethical shot [Re: SenkoSamurai] #7227823 07/18/18 02:42 AM
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 507
T
TWarren Offline
Tracker
Offline
Tracker
T
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 507
Bow - Mule deer at 52 yards with a Mathews Switchback XT at 264 fps and 125 grain broadhead (don't know the arrow weight). It wasn't the best shot, I had to make a snap estimate at distance and went with 50 so I hit a touch low and back and wrecked the liver. He ended up only traveling another 150 yards.

Rifle - Barbary ewe at 299 yards and white-tail at 295 yards with my Remington 660 .243. The deer went about 60 yards and the barbary dropped in her tracks.

Last edited by TWarren; 07/18/18 02:44 AM.
Re: Longest ethical shot [Re: SenkoSamurai] #7227832 07/18/18 02:49 AM
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 4,422
J
jeffbird Offline
Extreme Tracker
Offline
Extreme Tracker
J
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 4,422
472 yards by laser rangefinder on an Axis, when culling deer on an ag field. It dropped in its tracks with a shot to the high shoulder.

308 Win with a 175 Sierra Match King from an Accuracy International.

Generally, the vast majority of my shots are inside of 150 yards.

Re: Longest ethical shot [Re: SenkoSamurai] #7227840 07/18/18 02:57 AM
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 18,909
C
ChadTRG42 Online Happy
THF Celebrity
Online Happy
THF Celebrity
C
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 18,909
Longest kill, doe at 604 yards, 300 wm 190 smk right through the shoulder. Missed a pig this last spring at 907 yards, due to an incorrect yardage call from fellow hunter. He told me 980 yards, and I went right over the back of the pig by 1.5-2 feet. After the shot, I told him that pig is closer than 980, to his disbelief. Sure enough, I ranged it and 907. With the correct range call, dead pig. 7mm/300wm with 195 grain Berger. Wind was 17 mph, from the 8 o'clock position, near full value.

Archery, 50 yards even on a cow elk in CO.


[Linked Image]
Custom and Precision Ammunition!!
https://DallasReloads.com/
Type 01 and Type 06 FFL
Re: Longest ethical shot [Re: SenkoSamurai] #7227841 07/18/18 02:58 AM
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 7,945
S
Stompy Online Content
THF Trophy Hunter
Online Content
THF Trophy Hunter
S
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 7,945
Several around and close to 400 yards, longest is 410 yards.
300 win mag 180 gr ballistic tip.


www.jaranchhunting.com
Cabin Rentals on the ranch for Hubbard Creek Lake
Re: Longest ethical shot [Re: SenkoSamurai] #7227900 07/18/18 03:58 AM
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 29,609
S
SapperTitan Offline
Taking Requests
Offline
Taking Requests
S
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 29,609
250 yards never needed to shoot further then that yet.

Re: Longest ethical shot [Re: SenkoSamurai] #7227902 07/18/18 04:01 AM
Joined: Jun 2016
Posts: 235
7
7six2 Offline
Woodsman
Offline
Woodsman
7
Joined: Jun 2016
Posts: 235
130 yards on a doe; standing offhand without the sling. 308 rifle shooting 168gr AMAX handloads.

Re: Longest ethical shot [Re: SenkoSamurai] #7227962 07/18/18 10:11 AM
Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 2,879
S
sbushee Online Content
Veteran Tracker
Online Content
Veteran Tracker
S
Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 2,879
Chad and jeffbird, do you guys shoot game with match kings? I thought they were for target shooting and have stayed away from them for hunting purposes. If you guys have had luck with em, I would give them a try. Thanks in advance for your input!

Re: Longest ethical shot [Re: SenkoSamurai] #7228005 07/18/18 11:37 AM
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 7,759
S
snake oil Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
S
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 7,759
Deer and elk 450 yards..

Bow 25 yards yes they jump the string...

Last edited by snake oil; 07/18/18 11:37 AM.

"You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas".
Re: Longest ethical shot [Re: SenkoSamurai] #7228072 07/18/18 12:53 PM
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 1,102
Bbear Offline
Pro Tracker
Offline
Pro Tracker
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 1,102
Whitetail doe = 626 yards with a 25-06
Archery - cow elk @ 65-ish


[IMG][/IMG]

Pay it forward - Kids are the future.

Rifles are similar to boats and young women...there's no end to how much money you can pour into them without making them any more useful.
Re: Longest ethical shot [Re: SenkoSamurai] #7228090 07/18/18 01:07 PM
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 41,085
J.G. Online Content
THF Celebrity
Online Content
THF Celebrity
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 41,085
Whitetail 285 yards, both lungs. 7mm-08 Ackley Improved, 162 gr ELD-X, Bushnell Elite 3.5-21X Mil/Mil.

Cow elk, 510 yards, brain stem. 7 Rem Mag, 180 gr Berger VLD-Hunting, Nightforce ATACR 5-25X Mil/Mil

Axis buck, 250 yards, heart. 7mm-08 162 gr A-Max, Bushnell Elite.

Sow hog, 710 yards, 7 Rem Mag, same load, NF ATACR again.

Coyote 510 yards, 6.5 Creedmoor, 140 gr A-Max, Bushnell Elite.

Prairie dog, 708 yards, .22-250, 75 gr A-Max, Super Sniper 5-20X Mil/Mil


[Linked Image]
800 Yard Steel Range
Precision Rifle Instruction
Memberships and Classes Available
Re: Longest ethical shot [Re: SenkoSamurai] #7228091 07/18/18 01:08 PM
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 31,782
T
txtrophy85 Online Content
THF Celebrity
Online Content
THF Celebrity
T
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 31,782
Bow- 84 yards on a Wyoming Pronghorn- Was shooting a Diamond Iceman set @ 72# with a 390 grain arrow with a 100 grain Rocket Sidewinder head.

Rifle- a tad over 400 on a Coyote with my .257 wby accumark



For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
Re: Longest ethical shot [Re: SenkoSamurai] #7228173 07/18/18 02:35 PM
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,315
S
Slimpickin Online Content
Pro Tracker
Online Content
Pro Tracker
S
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,315
330 yards - Remington Model 700 30-06 (White tail Doe...DRT) Remington .30-06 Springfield 150 Grain Core-Lokt Pointed Soft Point


Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.
Re: Longest ethical shot [Re: sbushee] #7228184 07/18/18 02:48 PM
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 18,909
C
ChadTRG42 Online Happy
THF Celebrity
Online Happy
THF Celebrity
C
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 18,909
Originally Posted By: sbushee
Chad and jeffbird, do you guys shoot game with match kings? I thought they were for target shooting and have stayed away from them for hunting purposes. If you guys have had luck with em, I would give them a try. Thanks in advance for your input!


With a well placed shot with an applicable cartridge, the SMK will work. Yes, they are a target bullet. The SMK bullets do not provide you 100% consistency for expansion, though. I have had them ice pick through game, and I have seen massive fragmentation with them. So, they are not as consistent as a hunting bullet for expansion and performance. But with good shot placement, they work fine. I don't care what it is, a 190 SMK at 3050 fps from a 300 WM is enough bullet for the job on anything in N. America. I shot a 250+ lb hog with a 68 grain BTHP from my AR, shot him 12 times, and still had to finish him off with a 357 Mag from close range. These 68 grain bullets didn't even get inside him to do any damage. But it's the wrong caliber and wrong bullet for that kind of animal. (We were coyote hunting when he came in).


[Linked Image]
Custom and Precision Ammunition!!
https://DallasReloads.com/
Type 01 and Type 06 FFL
Re: Longest ethical shot [Re: SenkoSamurai] #7228197 07/18/18 03:04 PM
Joined: Jul 2018
Posts: 548
S
SenkoSamurai Offline OP
Tracker
OP Offline
Tracker
S
Joined: Jul 2018
Posts: 548
Rifle - 454yds on a mule deer buck with a savage 111 xp in 7mm RM with 168gr HSM boat tails

Bow- 51yds on a mule deer fork in Montana with my carbon bowtech and 100gr G5 montecs

Re: Longest ethical shot [Re: txtrophy85] #7228200 07/18/18 03:09 PM
Joined: Jul 2018
Posts: 548
S
SenkoSamurai Offline OP
Tracker
OP Offline
Tracker
S
Joined: Jul 2018
Posts: 548
Those western pronghorn are on pins and needles and with no cover. Props on an awesome shot

Re: Longest ethical shot [Re: SenkoSamurai] #7228207 07/18/18 03:16 PM
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 31,782
T
txtrophy85 Online Content
THF Celebrity
Online Content
THF Celebrity
T
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 31,782
Originally Posted By: SenkoSamurai
Those western pronghorn are on pins and needles and with no cover. Props on an awesome shot


The ones we killed pretty much watched the arrows sail into them.

From what I saw they were a lot calmer than a whitetail.

Partner shot one at 104 yards


For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
Re: Longest ethical shot [Re: SenkoSamurai] #7228216 07/18/18 03:32 PM
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 8,218
Double Naught Spy Online Happy
THF Trophy Hunter
Online Happy
THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 8,218
330 Yards, slow moving wounded hog, 6.5 Grendel and Hornady SST 123 gr. factory ammo, at night with thermal.


Hogdalorian - Si vis pacem cum sus, para bellum.
My Videos https://www.youtube.com/user/HornHillRange
Re: Longest ethical shot [Re: SenkoSamurai] #7228224 07/18/18 03:43 PM
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 12,822
P
PMK Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
P
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 12,822
whitetail doe ~800+ yards by pure luck (no, I wouldn't make that shot today) on a bet from my dad

NM mule deer buck 540 yards (several more at 400+)

CO bull elk 487 yards

7mm Remington Magnum, 150 gr Sierra Game King BTSP

I don't shoot near as much as I did when younger and probably wouldn't go out much past 350 yards now on an animal.

no archery for me.


"everyone that lives dies but not everyone who dies lived..."

~PMK~
Re: Longest ethical shot [Re: SenkoSamurai] #7228227 07/18/18 03:46 PM
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 18,909
C
ChadTRG42 Online Happy
THF Celebrity
Online Happy
THF Celebrity
C
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 18,909
The debate over what is "ethical" or an acceptable distance for a shot is 100% based on the shooter and the equipment they use. If I'm hunting with my 300 blk out bolt gun, that's about 250-300 yards for me. If I have my 7mm/300 Win Mag set up on a ridge covering out to 800 yards, that's a very doable shot with favorable conditions.


[Linked Image]
Custom and Precision Ammunition!!
https://DallasReloads.com/
Type 01 and Type 06 FFL
Re: Longest ethical shot [Re: ChadTRG42] #7228273 07/18/18 04:24 PM
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,687
S
SherpaPhil Offline
Pro Tracker
Offline
Pro Tracker
S
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,687
Originally Posted By: ChadTRG42
The debate over what is "ethical" or an acceptable distance for a shot is 100% based on the shooter and the equipment they use. If I'm hunting with my 300 blk out bolt gun, that's about 250-300 yards for me. If I have my 7mm/300 Win Mag set up on a ridge covering out to 800 yards, that's a very doable shot with favorable conditions.


I disagree. The equipment used puts an outer limit on what range you can expect to consistently hit your target, so I get your point. However, there is a point at which long range shooting is no longer fair chase hunting. The equipment exists and there are guys with the skill to make clean kills a mile out, but that doesn't make it ethical. That isn't hunting, it is simply target shooting with live targets. I am not sure what the outer limit is for ethical hunting, but it is not determined by what is possible.

Re: Longest ethical shot [Re: SenkoSamurai] #7228278 07/18/18 04:27 PM
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 6,303
B
Blank Online Content
THF Trophy Hunter
Online Content
THF Trophy Hunter
B
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 6,303
Bow - 58 yards on a spike bull elk. Kill

Rifle - Relaxed first shot, prone, 5 point bull elk, 300 RUM with 180 Barnes TTSX. 500 yards. Kill
- Back up shot on a wounded bull elk, 602 with 7RemMag with 160 Barnes TSX. Kill

Re: Longest ethical shot [Re: ChadTRG42] #7228299 07/18/18 04:53 PM
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 8,218
Double Naught Spy Online Happy
THF Trophy Hunter
Online Happy
THF Trophy Hunter
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 8,218
Originally Posted By: ChadTRG42
The debate over what is "ethical" or an acceptable distance for a shot is 100% based on the shooter and the equipment they use. If I'm hunting with my 300 blk out bolt gun, that's about 250-300 yards for me. If I have my 7mm/300 Win Mag set up on a ridge covering out to 800 yards, that's a very doable shot with favorable conditions.


I think the shooter and gear are definitely components, but so two are the distance, environmental issues, and animal. We often see "ethical" as being determined after the fact when that may not be the case. However, a great shooter, great gear, great conditions, who can hit a 6" circle at 1000 yards still doesn't mean hunting at 1000 yards would be ethical when you consider the fact that a stationary deer can literally walk nearly completely out from in front of the bullet during the course of the bullet's flight time, and the shooter has no control over this and can't correct or compensate for is except by reducing the distance. So is it really ethical to be making a shot at that sort of distance if the animal can move out of the way of the bullet?


Hogdalorian - Si vis pacem cum sus, para bellum.
My Videos https://www.youtube.com/user/HornHillRange
Re: Longest ethical shot [Re: SherpaPhil] #7228304 07/18/18 04:58 PM
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 19,641
P
Pitchfork Predator Online Content
THF Celebrity
Online Content
THF Celebrity
P
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 19,641
Originally Posted By: SherpaPhil
Originally Posted By: ChadTRG42
The debate over what is "ethical" or an acceptable distance for a shot is 100% based on the shooter and the equipment they use. If I'm hunting with my 300 blk out bolt gun, that's about 250-300 yards for me. If I have my 7mm/300 Win Mag set up on a ridge covering out to 800 yards, that's a very doable shot with favorable conditions.


I disagree. The equipment used puts an outer limit on what range you can expect to consistently hit your target, so I get your point. However, there is a point at which long range shooting is no longer fair chase hunting. The equipment exists and there are guys with the skill to make clean kills a mile out, but that doesn't make it ethical. That isn't hunting, it is simply target shooting with live targets. I am not sure what the outer limit is for ethical hunting, but it is not determined by what is possible.


We all have the right to our opinions, and I disagree with yours. IMO no one has the right to DEFINE what is ethical hunting and what isn't for others, only for themselves.

The animal is just as dead whether you shoot in from 1000 yards or 10. It's the same end result. Unless of course you wound the animal and make it suffer. That could be a ten yard bow shot or 1000 yard rifle shot. If I'm not proficient with either weapon and distance, I'm not being ethical by my ethical standards I live and hunt by. This is what really seems ridiculous to me when bow hunters (I'm one my self) become so self righteous when discussing fair chase. They wound more deer than fire arm hunters by a wide margin.


Marc C. Helfrich
Retirement Planner

www.insured-wealth.com
469-323-8920
Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 4
Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

© 2004-2024 OUTDOOR SITES NETWORK all rights reserved USA and Worldwide
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3